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{{Short description|Indian footballer and manager (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Armando Colaço
| image = Zico.jpg
| caption = Colaco (center) with [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]] (left) in [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] club tent
| fullname = Armando Colaco
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|6|22}}
| birth_place = [[Panjim]], [[Portuguese India]]
| height =
| position =
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1971–1985
| clubs1 = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| manageryears1 = 1988–1989
| manageryears2 = 1994–2000
| manageryears3 = 2000–2013
| manageryears4 = 2011
| manageryears5 = 2013–2015
| manageryears6 = 2016–2018
| manageryears7 = 2022–
| managerclubs1 = [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa Goa]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
| managerclubs4 = [[India national football team|India]]
| managerclubs5 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| managerclubs6 = Bardez
| managerclubs7 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
}}

'''Armando Colaço''' (born 22 June 1953) is an Indian [[association football|football]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], who last managed [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] in the [[I-League]]. He is the most successful manager in the history of another [[I-League]] club [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Shoubhik|last=Mukhopadhyay|url=https://i-league.org/east-bengal-calcutta-football-league-a-sublime-romantic-saga/|title=East Bengal & Calcutta Football League: A Sublime Romantic Saga – Hero I-League|date=10 September 2015|access-date=25 September 2019|website=i-league.org|publisher=[[I-League]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925033144/https://i-league.org/east-bengal-calcutta-football-league-a-sublime-romantic-saga/|archive-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> in terms of trophies in the last 20 years and is also the club's longest-serving manager.

Heavily influenced by Ukrainian manager [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=11 October 2022|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041621/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/}}</ref> Colaco is the first [[I-League]] coach to guide an Indian team into the semi-finals of the [[AFC Cup]], which he did in 2008. Colaco is widely regarded as one of India's best managers after the success he has enjoyed at [[Churchill Brothers]] and Dempo.<ref name=downmemorylane>{{cite web|first=Sudhakar|last=Shanbhag|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/down-memory-lane-armando-colaco|title=Down memory lane with Armando Colaco|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807142319/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/down-memory-lane-armando-colaco|archive-date=7 August 2011|website=navahindtimes.in|publisher=Navhind Times|date=16 May 2010|access-date=18 May 2011}}</ref> He also managed football team of [[Goa]] in [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=India's football past gasping for survival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html |date=25 March 2018 |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |last=Sarkar |first=Dhiman |location=Kolkata |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html }}</ref>

==Early life==
Colaco was born on 22 June 1953 in [[Panjim]] to parents – Vincent Salvador Colaço and Clarina Dias Colaço. Having lost his father at a very young age, but never gave up on his ambitions of playing [[association football|football]], which he did right from a young age during his schooling at Don Boscos where Fr Joseph Casti and Fr Thomas, in particular, encouraged the footballer in the youthful Armando.
According to Armando, it was Sir Edwin, Domnic, Wilson Paes, along with Fr Simon, Fr Edward and Fr Benedict who played an important role in his life as far as his early upbringing was concerned. Later in his life, his wife Juliana and daughter Genevieve have been his motivation and support.<ref name=downmemorylane/>

==Playing career==

===First-team career===
After gaining the necessary exposure with Don Bosco and Panjim Gymkhana, Armando, who was at the end of his teens, took a career-shaping step in the 1970–71 season when he was chosen to play for [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] for the first time, under coach Joseph Ratnam, who taught his wards how to play football with discipline. "That was a very important phase of my career as far as shaping the destiny of my football talent was concerned as I got picked for a big club – Dempo," Armando reminisced. Though he made Dempo his abode for the next 14 years to come, as a player, the hardworking Armando plied his trade with dedication and commitment before he hung his boots in 1985.<ref name=downmemorylane/>

==Managerial career==
===Early coaching===
A recipient of the State Kerkar award, Armando, had to look beyond his retirement as a player and it were two men – Alberto Colaço, the present AIFF secretary, and Agnelo Mascarenhas, who encouraged the just-retired Dempo player to move into football coaching. And thus began a new journey for Armando the coach. From 1985-88, the Curtorim-based trainer, essayed himself into coaching Salcete Football Club and soon guided the club to a win in Stafford Cup. Soon, Armando had a one-year offer from [[SESA Football Academy|Sesa Goa]], which he accepted with delight and during the 1988–89 season, the team won the Vitthal Trophy under his guidance. That actually set the tone for his coaching stints elsewhere as Armando, who was fast gathering moss, rolled on like a stone, and successfully coached the state U-21 Santosh team partnering Peter Vales and also Goa U-23 team at the [[BC Roy Trophy]] in the early 90s. That was after a year-long stint with [[Dempo S.C.]] (1989–90) where he won the Pomes Cup and Scissors Cup.<ref name=downmemorylane/>

===Churchill Brothers===
His success was noted as [[Churchill Brothers S.C.]] offered him the role of a coach first and then the Technical Director when Danny Maclaren was roped in as a coach during the 1994-2000 period. Switching his base from Dempo to Churchill in the 90s, Armando had announced his arrival as a seasoned coach with three [[Goa Professional League|Goa Football League]] titles and an [[National Football League (India)|NFL]] runner-up trophy with Churchill Brothers and also a foray into the [[AFC Cup]].<ref name=downmemorylane/>

===Dempo===
In 2000, came a Clarion call from Mr Shrinivas V Dempo, offering Armando to coach his team, which had hit a trough in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] following a demotion. Having agreed to accept the challenge, Armando greeted the opportunity to redefine the destiny of a football club, which under his patronage has risen from the dust to virtually touch the skies.<ref name=downmemorylane/>

Under Colaço, Dempos have managed to inscribe their name on four national league titles, [[Durand Cup]], [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] and he also managed Dempo to have been the first Indian club to reach the semi-finals of the [[AFC Cup]], in 2008. Also he won Dempo three [[I-League]] titles in [[2007–08 I-League|2007–08]] and [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]] and [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]. After the 2012–13 season where Dempo finished in 5th place, they parted ways with Armando Colaco with whom they had won 5 League titles.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130524/jsp/sports/story_16932418.jsp#.U8vUseOSzlo | title=Colaco leaves Dempo | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | date=24 May 2013 | access-date=18 May 2018 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215936/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130524/jsp/sports/story_16932418.jsp#.U8vUseOSzlo | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===India===
{{Quote box | width=30% | align=right | quote="I have had nothing against [[Igor Štimac|Štimac]], but I have often wondered whether Indian coaches would get a similar long run. Results cannot come overnight, particularly when a coach has a new philosophy and new ideas. You need to give him time. You need to be patient. I could have achieved results with the national team but didn't get time. They gave me three months for a start and then handed me a one-year contract, which I refused. I needed at least three years to implement my ideas and change the way the national team played. The [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] were not willing."|source= <small>'''Armando Colaco''', on his managerial career as head coach of [[India national football team|India]].<ref name="Colaco with India national team">{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/amp_articleshow/92308656.cms|title=Goa: "I was not given time to get results with national team" Armando Colaco|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 June 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|agency=TNN|location=Panaji, Goa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618195510/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/articleshow/92308656.cms|archive-date=18 June 2022|url-status=live}}</ref></small>}}
On 17 May 2011, Colaço in an interview said that he had accepted the job to coach the [[India national football team|Indian football team]]. The All India Football Federation confirmed the appointment after an Executive Committee meeting on 20 May.<ref>[http://www.chrispd.de/news/20110520.php Armando Colaço appointed India coach] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322203611/http://www.chrispd.de/news/20110520.php |date=22 March 2012 }}, Chris Punnakktu Daniel. Retrieved 20 May 2011.</ref> On 10 July 2011, Colaço managed his first India match against [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]], the match ended 1–1. On 17 July 2011, Colaco won his first game as manager of India against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] 2–1 in a friendly. On 23 July 2011, Colaço suffered his first defeat, 0–3, at the hands of the [[UAE national football team|UAE]] during a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match at [[Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium|Sheikh Khalifa International stadium]], [[Al Ain City]]. In the return leg on 28 July 2011 in [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[Delhi]] Colaço managed to get India a 2–2 draw but could not stop India from falling 5–2 on aggregate. He was removed from his post shortly, and replaced by [[Savio Medeira]] in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Coach Profile – Savio Medeira|url=http://www.wifa.in/?p=356|date=30 November 2011|access-date=17 March 2017|website=wifa.in|publisher=[[Western India Football Association]]|location=Mumbai, Maharashtra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112552/http://www.wifa.in/?p=356|archive-date=22 March 2017}}</ref>

===East Bengal===
On 14 November 2013, East Bengal appointed Armando Colaco as their new head coach.<ref>{{Cite news|author=|date=14 November 2013|title=East Bengal appoint Armando Colaco as their new coach|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/14/4406460/east-bengal-appoint-armando-colaco-as-their-new-coach?ICID=CP_790|url-status=dead|department=News|website=[[Goal (website)|Goal.com]]|language=en|others=Anselm Noronha (photography)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010231700/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/14/4406460/east-bengal-appoint-armando-colaco-as-their-new-coach?ICID=CP_790|archive-date=10 October 2016|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> On 15 May 2014, it was confirmed that Colaco would continue coaching the club for another year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armando Colaco to remain East Bengal coach|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=armando-colaco-to-remain-as-east-bengal-coach|publisher=East Bengal Football Club|access-date=20 May 2014|archive-date=20 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520215836/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=armando-colaco-to-remain-as-east-bengal-coach|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite being given the chance to coach the team for the entire [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]] campaign, it was announced that Colaco had been sacked by East Bengal on 18 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mitra|first1=Atanu|title=Armando Colaco parts ways with East Bengal in tears|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/02/19/9057892/armando-colaco-parts-ways-with-east-bengal-in-tears|website=www.goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827075416/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/02/19/9057892/armando-colaco-parts-ways-with-east-bengal-in-tears|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Later years===
Since parting ways with East Bengal in 2015, Colaco had spells at Bardez FC, [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa FA]] and more-recently with [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] in the [[Goa Professional League]]. In August 2022, Colaco was appointed as new head coach of another Goa-based side [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|agency=TNN|title=Armando Colaco is new coach of Sporting Clube, agrees three-year deal|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/amp_articleshow/93332027.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Panaji, Goa|date=4 August 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816040200/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/articleshow/93332027.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Tactics==
Colaco has been widely praised for his tactical prowess and match reading abilities.<ref name="Colaco with India national team"/> He is regarded as one of the first coaches in India to have brought the possession style football in the country. In his time at dempo, he employed a [[Football formation|4-4-2]] formation,<ref name="Sathvik">{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref> having [[Climax Lawrence]] as a defensive midfield; [[Clifford Miranda]], [[Joaquim Abranches]], [[Anthony Pereira]] or [[Nicolau Borges]] as wide midfielders with Brazilian [[Roberto Mendes Silva|Beto]] as supporting striker<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-would-love-to-play-for-india-interview-with-churchill-brothers-beto |title="I would love to play for India" – Interview with Churchill Brothers' Beto |publisher=Sportskeeda |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=18 January 2015 |first=Amoy |last=Ghoshal |archive-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118143344/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-would-love-to-play-for-india-interview-with-churchill-brothers-beto }}</ref> behind [[Ranti Martins]], the main striker. Characteristics of that team was that they played with short passes along with sudden burst of wing play. This strategy helped Dempo to reach the semi-finals of the [[2008 AFC Cup]], although losing to [[Al-Safa' SC]] of Lebanon in the semi-finals.

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}}
|align=left|June 2000
|align=left|2013
{{WDL|217|119|55|43}}
|-
|align=left|[[India national football team|India]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}}
|align=left|2011
|align=left|2011
{{WDL|6|1|2|3}}
|-
|align=left|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}}
|align="left"|20 November 2013
|align="left"|18 February 2015
{{WDL|31|13|11|7}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|254|133|68|53}}
|}

==Honours==
===Managerial===
'''Salcete'''
*[[Stafford Challenge Cup|Stafford Cup]]: 1987<ref name="Sathvik"/>
'''SESA Goa'''
*Vitthal Trophy: 1988–89<ref name="Sathvik"/>

'''Dempo'''
* [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]: [[2004–05 National Football League (India)|2004–05]],<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm |title=National Football League |work=rediff.com |access-date=2014-04-07 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220719/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[2006–07 National Football League (India)|2006–07]];<ref>{{cite web |title=11th Indian National Football League 2007 |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl07.html |website=Rediff.com |access-date=20 October 2018 |archive-date=9 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809113049/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl07.html |url-status=live }}</ref> runners-up: 2003–04<ref>{{Cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2003-04s.html|title=2003/04 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117042721/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2003-04s.html|archive-date=17 January 2020|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[I-League]]: [[2007–08 I-League|2007–08]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|title=1st "ONGC" I-League – Division 1 2007/08|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007-08il.html|work=IndianFootball.com|access-date=19 January 2013|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316152349/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007-08il.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]],<ref>{{cite web |title=I-League 2009–10 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2009-2010/regular-season/r10302/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017013331/http://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2009-2010/regular-season/r10302/ |archive-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2011-2012/regular-season/r16043/players/?ICID=PL_3N_04|title=Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106142015/https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2011-2012/regular-season/r16043/players/?ICID=PL_3N_04|url-status=live}}</ref> third place: [[I-League 2010-11|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=7 July 2018|url=http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|title=I-League 2010/11 final standings|publisher=Indian Footy|website=indianfooty.com|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012237/http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[National Football League Second Division (India)|National Football League II]]: 2001–02<ref>{{cite web |title=National Football League Second Division |author=Arunava Choudhary |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |website=indianfootball.de |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081440/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[I-League 2nd Division]]: [[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]]<ref>[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112144139/https://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ |date=12 November 2021 }}. ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 1 March 2021.</ref>
* [[Goa Professional League]]:<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|title=List of Champions of the Goa Football League (Goa Pro League)|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181607/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|archive-date=21 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goa-fa.com/clubs_disp.php?id=1 |title=Dempo Sports Club |publisher=Goa Football Association |access-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118143435/http://www.goa-fa.com/clubs_disp.php?id=1 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> runners-up: 2006–07<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2020.html|title=India 2019/20: Goa Professional League|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007091829/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2020.html}}</ref>
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: 2004;<ref name=aiff>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080120132816/http://www.the-aiff.com/federationcup.php Federation Cup]. ''the-aiff.com''. [[All India Football Federation]]''. (archived).</ref> runners-up: 2001, [[2008 Indian Federation Cup|2008]], [[2012 Indian Federation Cup|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/94449/east-bengal-vs-dempo-sports-club/report |work=Goal.com |access-date=12 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205134/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/94449/east-bengal-vs-dempo-sports-club/report |archive-date=3 November 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]: 2008, [[2010 Indian Super Cup|2010]];<ref name="Super Cup">{{cite web|title=Indian Super Cup|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasupcuphist.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=3 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803123822/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasupcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> runners-up: 2005, 2007, 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Super Cup |url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2748|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925102945/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2748 |archive-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Durand Cup]]: 2006<ref>{{cite web|title=119th "Osian's" Durand Cup 2006: from 6. upto 27.November 2005 in Delhi|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006durandcup.html|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|title=2006/07 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123174000/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|archive-date=23 November 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''East Bengal'''
* [[I-League]] runner-up: 2013–14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV|title=Time to regain lost glory|date=17 January 2015|first=Hariprasad|last=Chattopadhyay|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph India|location=Kolkata|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505102054/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV|archive-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Football Players' Association of India|FPAI]] Syed Abdul Rahim Award: [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Rahul |title=FPAI Awards: Mohammed Rafi Bags The Best Indian Player, While Subrata Is Still The Fan's Favourite |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2010/09/13/2115689/fpai-awards-mohammed-rafi-bags-the-best-indian-player-while?ICID=AR_RA_1 |website=Goal.com |access-date=8 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303103952/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2010/09/13/2115689/fpai-awards-mohammed-rafi-bags-the-best-indian-player-while?ICID=AR_RA_1 |archive-date=3 March 2015 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Goans in football]]
* [[History of Indian football]]
* [[List of India national football team managers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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* [https://www.playmakerstats.com/coach.php?id=4096&search=1 Armando Colaco] at PlayemkerStats

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